SUMMER MOVIE LIST
I was surprised at the number and rapidity of comments I got relating to The Prairie Home Companion blog. I didn’t know that movies were such a hot topic. So I thought I would share with you my movie picks for great summer viewing. These are smaller movies which may or may not have been seen by a wide audience. Notwithstanding the huge diversity of topics, they all have one thing in common. These are good people trying their best to get along in life, albeit with various degrees of success. 1) THE MAJESTIC : I mentioned this movie last week. It is about a writer under investigation by the McCarthy Commission who loses his memory in a car accident and is mistaken for a fallen war hero in a small California town. Kleenex Box alert. 2) MY FAVORITE YEAR : This is a comedy blockbuster starring Peter O’Toole as you have never seen him. It is a takeoff on Sid Caesar’s 1950’s television program, with O’Toole playing a washed up actor trying to make a come b...